Appliance for pickling wheat or grain.



A. 1. BISHOP. APPLIANCE FOR PICKLING WHEAT OR GRAIN. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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ALFRED JAMES IBISHOP, OF PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA.

APPLIANCE FOR PICKLING WHEAT OB, GRAIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed May 15, 1914. Serial No. 838,766.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED JAMES Brsrror, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 95 James street, Perth, Western Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appliances for Pickling Wheat or Grain, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends an improved appliance which is primarily designed for pickling wheat or grain, but which is also usable for treating other seeds, such as potato or onion seed, which may require pickling prior to being sown or disinfected.

In order that the construction and use of the invention may be clearly understood reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the pickling hopper in its receiving or lowered position and in its raised or emptying position in broken lines, and also showing the platform or table in its receiving position in broken lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the appliance.

Referring to said drawings, a is the vat in which the pickling solution y is con tained, said vat being preferably made of wood so as the better to resist attack by the solution y, as, for instance, when bluestone or lime is employed as the pickling agent.

In this vat a, the pickling vessel or hopper 6 is adapted to removably rest, the said hopper being designed to receive and hold the wheat to be pickled. The walls and bottom of the hopper b are formed with holes, or, preferably, with slits a, in order to allow the solution to enter and attack the wheat therein, and, also, to allow the said solution to return to the vat during the tipping up and emptying of the hopper. The slit formation prevents the wheat grains from catching or becoming clogged during emptying, and thus allows a free removal of said grains.

The hopper b is provided at opposite ends with transverse bars d and e, the former of which acts as the handle, while the latter acts as the fulcrum or axis about which said hopper swings. These bars also act as supports for the hopper while the latter is in place in the vat, and they are adapted to fit in suitable grooves formed in the ends of the side walls of the vat, as shown.

At the discharge end of the vat a is a spiked ring or frame 7' for holding the receiver or bag 9 into which the pickled wheat is tipped or emptied, as above described.

The reverse end of the vat has a loading platform or table 70, on which is placed the bag of untreated wheat m and this plat form is provided with slotted brackets 79 that are slidably connected to the sides of the vat at n, such connection allowing the platform to be moved forward or backward, toward or from the vat, or raised or lowered, by means of its handles 1", as shown respectively, in full and broken lines in Fig. 1, and supported in its raised position by its hinged legs t. The platform, at its discharge end, is also provided with a pair of converging guide walls u, so as to narrow the outgoing stream of untreated wheat, the lower ends of these guides being adapted to project across the adjacent wall of the vat when the platform has been moved forward, thus preventing spilling. Further, a sliding gate a: is provided, whereby the discharge of the wheat may be cut off or regulated as desired. This untreated wheat is allowed to dribble or fall gently into the solution 1 so that each separate grain receives an individual immersion and soaking therein, and a resultant effective attack thereby. During the pickling action, the lighter grains, cocky chalf, spines, smut-balls and similar undesirable matter may be skimmed off hence, the appliance acts, also, as a classifier for the grain.

To empty the hopper b, it is swung upwardly on its fulcrum or axis 6, and its contents poured into the bag 9, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 1, while, concurrently, the solution returns through the openings 0 into the vat a, the body of solution imparting a buoyancy to the hopper and, thus, facilitating its raising and emptying action.

I claim 1. A pickling appliance comprising, in combination, a vat for containing the pickling solution; a perforated hopper for receiving the material to be pickled hinged to said vat for movement into and out of the solution; a downwardly-inclined loading platform connected to said vat for supplying said material to said hopper; means for supporting said platform; a pair of converging guides mounted upon the discharge end of said platform for narrowing the descending stream of material; and agate associated with said guides for controlling the discharge of material therethrough.

2. A pickling appliance comprising, in combination, a container for the pickling solution; a perforated hopper removably supported therein and adapted to receive the material to be pickled; a loading platform for supplying said material to said hopper provided at its discharge end with slotted brackets hingedly connected to the opposite sides of said container, to permit the platform to be moved forward and backward and raised and lowered; a pair of converging guides mounted upon the said platform end for narrowing the descending stream of material, the discharge ends of said guides being adapted to project across the adjacent wall of the container when said platform has been raised and moved forward; and collapsible supporting means pivoted to said platform for holding the same in such position.

In testimony whereof I'have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

ALFRED JAMES BISHOP. Witnesses:

RICHARD SPARROW,

W. BURKE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

